It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee or job applicant because of any of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010.
The nine protected characteristics are age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnership.
Human rights charity Liberty's legal challenge to lengthen EHRC consultation following Supreme Court ruling rejected by High Court.
The US Supreme Court has voted to make it easier for people from majority groups in workplace disputes to sue their employer for discrimination.
She was heard swearing by “numerous staff and guests”, the tribunal heard, until another colleague intervened and calmed her down.
MPs call on ministers to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases involving sexual misconduct, bullying, or discrimination.
Liberty issues legal action against EHRC over length of consultation following April’s Supreme Court ruling on definition of ‘sex’.
Disability harassment, bullying, discrimination is pervasive, the TUC has cautioned as it publishes new polling data.
An employee of electrical chain Currys has failed in his claim of race discrimination against the retailer after his mug had gone missing in the office.
The former call-handler is taking the Met to tribunal for constructive dismissal after it reinstated a colleague she had reported for discriminatory behaviour.
The claimant joined Roke Manor Research in 2020 as a software engineer, but struggled with poor timekeeping. He was later diagnosed with ADHD.
EHRC launches consultation on updates made to code of practice following last month’s Supreme Court’s judgment on the definition of sex.
Manager who left job after being 'victim of continuous bullying and racism' – including being called a ‘slave’ – awarded £360,700 at tribunal.
Royal College of Nursing warns Darlington hospital that its policy on single-sex spaces is unlawful, but the policy remains in place.
Teacher and union rep awarded £370,000 after head teacher unfairly dismissed her in ‘revenge’ for her opposing lesson observations plan.
EHRC extends consultation on an updated code of practice – following Supreme Court’s biological sex judgment – from two to six weeks.
Scoring someone lower in a redundancy selection process if they do not have a degree can constitute indirect age discrimination.
